Fagus sylvatica - Copper European Beech

Variety overview

Specifications :

Origin:

Central Europe

Habit:

Large, powerful tree with dense foliage, 25-30 (40) m tall, 10-15 (25)m wide, broadly domed crown, usually with leader and arching to horizontal branches, twigs hanging to the groand when free-standing, moderate to fastgrowing, 40-60 (80) cm a year.

Bark:

Smooth, silvery grey.

Fruit:

Triangular beechnuts in soft, thorny capsules, flowers inconspicuous.

Leaves:

Ovoid, somewhat wavy, early shoots in April, fresh green; later mediumgreen; splendid yellow-orange in autumn, from beginning of October; brown leaves sometimes persistent through winter.

Roots:

Cordate or shallow roots with the greatest root density of all European trees; aggressive, but sensitive to all kinds of intervention.

Demands:

Sun to shade, can wait for light for a long time in the shade of other trees; sensitive when old to sudden exposure (bark blight); sensitive to heat, average frost hardiness; somewhat sensitive to late frost; avoids dry soil and low humidity; wind resistant; sensitive to industrial air pollution.

Soil:

All somewhat nutritious substrates, fresh to moist, slightly acidic to alkaline, loamy; sensitive to salt and soil pollution of all kinds.

Our tip:

Many topiaries available, see chapter on topiary plants. Pruned, the beech is often used as a hedge. Due to its regenerative capacity (similar to Carpinus betulus) and the adherence of the autumn leaves until spring, it offers many other possibilities for use.

Note:

Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' is an old generic term for grafted copper beeches. This includes various cultivars such as 'Riversii' and 'Swat Magret'.

Hardiness:

Zone 5b

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